Patrick Cooper-McCann

Patrick Cooper-McCann

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

Shrinking cities, open space, spatial justice, Detroit

Education

• Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan, 2019
• Master of Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 2014
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 2010

News mentions

• Belle Isle lost attractions as maintenance costs went up during decades of decline

Selected publications

• Cooper-McCann, Patrick. 2019. “Negotiating the Post-Industrial City.” Journal of Planning History. 18(4): 329-336. doi: 10.1177/1538513219866994
• Cooper-McCann, Patrick. 2016. “The Trap of Triage: Lessons from the ‘Team Four Plan.’” Journal of Planning History. 15(2): 149-169. doi: 10.1177/1538513215602026
• Dewar, Margaret, Matthew Weber, Eric Seymour, Meagan Elliott, and Patrick Cooper-McCann. 2015. “Learning from Detroit: How Research on a Declining City Enriches Urban Studies.” In Reinventing Detroit: The Politics of Possibility, edited by Michael Peter Smith and L. Owen Kirkpatrick, 37-56. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers

Courses taught by Patrick Cooper-McCann

Fall Term 2024 (future)

• UP3530 - Urban and Regional Planning
• UP5110 - Urban Planning Process
• UP6340 - Community Development

Winter Term 2024 (current)

• UP6680 - Neighborhood Decline and Revitalization
• US2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• GPH2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• PS2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• HIS2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies

Fall Term 2022

• UP5110 - Urban Planning Process
• UP6340 - Community Development

Winter Term 2022

• US2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• GPH2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• PS2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• HIS2000 - Introduction to Urban Studies
• UP6680 - Neighborhood Decline and Revitalization